Ernie Brandts

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ernie Brandts

| image = Ernie Brandts 1978c.jpg

| caption = Brandts in 1978

| full_name = Ernstus Wilhelmus Johannes Brandts

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|2|3}}

| birth_place = Nieuw-Dijk, Netherlands

| height = 1.87 m{{Worldfootball.net|ernie-brandts}}

| position = Defender

| youthclubs1 = De Sprinkhanen

| years1 = 1974–1977

| clubs1 = De Graafschap

| caps1 = 38

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 1977–1986

| clubs2 = PSV

| caps2 = 251

| goals2 = 23

| years3 = 1986–1989

| clubs3 = Roda JC

| caps3 = 68

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 1988–1989

| clubs4 = MVV

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1989–1991

| clubs5 = Germinal Ekeren

| caps5 = 59

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 1991–1992

| clubs6 = De Graafschap

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 452

| totalgoals = 34

| nationalyears1 = 1977–1985

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps1 = 28

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| manageryears1 = 1993–2002

| managerclubs1 = PSV (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2002–2004

| managerclubs2 = RKSV Nuenen

| manageryears3 = 2005–2006

| managerclubs3 = FC Volendam

| manageryears4 = 2006–2008

| managerclubs4 = NAC

| manageryears5 = 2009

| managerclubs5 = Rah Ahan

| manageryears6 = 2010–2012

| managerclubs6 = APR

| manageryears7 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs7 = Young Africans

| manageryears8 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs8 = FC Dordrecht

| manageryears9 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs9 = RKVV DIA

| manageryears10 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs10 = N.E.C. (assistant)

| manageryears11 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs11 = FC Eindhoven (assistant)

| manageryears12 = 2019–2021

| managerclubs12 = FC Eindhoven

}}

Ernstus Wilhelmus Johannes Brandts (born 3 February 1956) is a Dutch football manager and former player.

Playing career

=Club=

Born in Didam, he played for local club De Sprinkhanen before joining De Graafschap at 17. After three seasons he moved on to PSV with whom he won two Eredivisie league titles in seven seasons.[http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/ernie-brandts-goedzak-en-morele-winnaar.htm 'Ernie Brandts, goedzak en morele winnaar'] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} He later played for Roda JC, MVV and Belgian side Germinal Ekeren[http://www.voetbalbelgie.be/nl/article.php?id=19518 G. Beerschot praat met Brandts] - Voetbal België {{in lang|nl}} before returning to his first professional club De Graafschap.

=International=

Brandts earned 28 caps and scored five goals for the Netherlands national team[http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/11/5579777b-40292479-731790 Intl career stats] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113032158/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/11/5579777b-40292479-731790 |date=13 November 2016 }} - Ons Oranje {{in lang|nl}} and played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|174426}} In a second-round match against Italy, he became the first player to score goals for both teams in the same match in the World Cup. He scored an own goal in the 18th minute, and then scored the equalizer for the Netherlands in the 50th minute. His teammate Arie Haan eventually scored the winning goal, giving the Netherlands a 2–1 win.

Coaching career

Brandts began as an assistant manager at PSV, and has managed FC Volendam and NAC Breda as well as clubs in Iran and Africa.{{cite web|publisher=Omroep Brabant|title=Ernie Brandts gaat vierdeklasser DIA in Teteringen trainen|url=http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/2094791343/Ernie+Brandts+gaat+vierdeklasser+DIA+in+Teteringen+trainen.aspx|language=Dutch|date=11 April 2014}}

Halfway through the 2007–08 season, Brandts was informed that his contract as head trainer of NAC would not be extended, despite the best results (third position in 2007–08 Eredivisie) NAC Breda had seen for a long time. This decision was not taken lightly by the NAC Breda supporters - despite all the complaints the NAC top directors went ahead with their plan.[http://www.nu.nl/sport/1418365/supporters-nac-steunen-brandts.html Supporters NAC steunen Brandts] - NU {{in lang|nl}} Brandts was replaced by Robert Maaskant at the beginning of the 2008–09 season.

He was appointed as the coach of Iranian side Rah Ahan in summer of 2009[http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/120349912/Ernie+Brandts+naar+Iraanse+club+Rah-Ahan.aspx Ernie Brandts naar Iraanse club Rah-Ahan] - Omroep Brabant {{in lang|nl}}

and he was appointed coach of Rwandan army club APR in 2010[http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/142660692/Ernie+Brandts+trainer+in+Rwanda.aspx Ernie Brandts trainer in Rwanda] - Omroep Brabant {{in lang|nl}} and achieved the double. In 2012–13 he was coach of Young Africans and won all the cups. On 25 December 2013, he left the club with a mutual consent agree by both parties.{{cite web |url=http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/?l=63020 |title=Home |website=www.ippmedia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304034543/http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/?l=63020 |archive-date=4 March 2014}}

He returned to the Netherlands and started as head coach of FC Dordrecht in June 2014,[http://www.ad.nl/eredivisie/fc-dordrecht-met-coach-ernie-brandts-eredivisie-in~a8e4132b/ FC Dordrecht met coach Ernie Brandts Eredivisie in] - AD {{in lang|nl}} but after a decent start of their Eredivisie campaign Brandts decided with agreement of the club to stop in February 2015.[http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/brandts-per-direct-weg-als-trainer-fc-dordrecht.htm Brandts per direct weg als trainer FC Dordrecht] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} Brandts was named assistant manager at N.E.C. in 2016.[http://www.nu.nl/voetbal/4278088/nec-stelt-ernie-brandts-als-assistent-trainer.html NEC stelt Ernie Brandts aan als assistent-trainer] - NU {{in lang|nl}}

Honours

PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie: 1977–78, 1985–86
UEFA Cup: 1977–78

Individual

Onze Mondial: 1978, 1979{{Cite web|title="Onze Mondial" Awards|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|access-date=17 December 2021|website=RSSSF|archive-date=4 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704020132/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|url-status=live}}